Issue importing mp3 audio files

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JRedstar

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Issue importing mp3 audio files

PostSun May 30, 2021 1:05 pm

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OK I import mp3 audio song files in for a project. Quite often but not all the time the imported audio file the last like 10 seconds gets cut off. I can listen to the track from the folder where the mp3 is and it is fine. Once imported to Resolve, the end gets cut off. My only solution to date is record the song using Audacity save it as a wav and import that file. I don't understand why if the source mp3 audio is fine, why Resolve cuts off the last 10 seconds or so of the file. Is there a setting somewhere for this? It is rather frustrating
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Re: Issue importing mp3 audio files

PostSun May 30, 2021 1:20 pm

JRedstar wrote:Resolve 17.2 Studio

OK I import mp3 audio song files in for a project. Quite often but not all the time the imported audio file the last like 10 seconds gets cut off. I can listen to the track from the folder where the mp3 is and it is fine. Once imported to Resolve, the end gets cut off. My only solution to date is record the song using Audacity save it as a wav and import that file. I don't understand why if the source mp3 audio is fine, why Resolve cuts off the last 10 seconds or so of the file. Is there a setting somewhere for this? It is rather frustrating

What sample rate?
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Re: Issue importing mp3 audio files

PostSun May 30, 2021 2:43 pm

OK, on one particular track the orginal audio file bit rate shows 128kbs and is 3:45 in length. But imported into resolve the length is 3:28. When I playback the audio file and record it with Audacity, the bit rate shows 1411kbs and I export that as a .wav into Resolve and in complete, not cut off any more

If there is add'l info needed on the audio file let me know where to look I'm not sure if there is more detail within Resolve on that
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Re: Issue importing mp3 audio files

PostSun May 30, 2021 9:50 pm

We understand the bit rate, but what is the mp3's sample rate, 32k, 44.1k, or 48k? With the file selected open the Metadata tab in Resolve to see.
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Re: Issue importing mp3 audio files

PostMon May 31, 2021 10:14 am

thanks for the Reply. Ok the sample rate shown is 48000. Audio bit depth is 32. This is mp3 codec
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Re: Issue importing mp3 audio files

PostMon May 31, 2021 6:37 pm

JRedstar wrote:My only solution to date is record the song using Audacity save it as a wav and import that file.
Do that. It's best.
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Re: Issue importing mp3 audio files

PostTue Jun 01, 2021 5:10 pm

Sure would like to know if there is a solution here. I really don't understand why the file on my computer is complete, and importing into Reslove shaves 10 seconds off the end of the file. I also tried saving the files as mp3 when recording from Audacity and those imported just fine
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Re: Issue importing mp3 audio files

PostWed Jun 02, 2021 1:37 am

Karl, all i can suggest is something may be odd in the original mp3 encoding that was used.
If the mp3 from Audacity works, then it would point to that. I tested an mp3 out of Pro Tools and that worked fine as well.
Can you post the original mp3 somewhere with a link and I could try it on my system if you want to see if it does the same..?
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Re: Issue importing mp3 audio files

PostWed Jun 02, 2021 2:14 pm

JRedstar wrote:Sure would like to know if there is a solution here.

My only solution to date is record the song using Audacity save it as a wav
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